Oregon Marine Board agrees to study rules to ban boat motors on Siletz River, but will first work with users

Marine Board Accepts Tribes' Petition To Limit Motor Use On The Siletz River

The Oregon State Marine Board (OSMB) held its quarterly hybrid meeting in Salem at the agency’s office and via Microsoft Teams on April 24, 2025. In its only decision-making item, the Board accepted a petition by the Siletz Tribes to consider rulemaking to prohibit the use of motors above Jack Morgan Park on the Siletz River. The use of a jet pump drive is currently prohibited. The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians in February sent a letter …

Oregon Marine Board agrees to study rules to ban boat motors on Siletz River, but will first work with users

The Oregon Marine Board voted unanimously Thursday to accept a petition to ban motorized boats on much of the Siletz River and proceed to rulemaking – but making it clear it’s only considering the idea and first wants to see if there’s a compromise between interest groups.The board was responding to a request by the Confederated Tribe of Siletz Indians to ban boat motors above Jack Morgan Park, which is 26 miles from the river’s mouth.Based on m…

Oregon Marine Board agrees to study rules to ban boat motors on Siletz River, but will first work with users • Lincoln Chronicle

By QUINTON SMITH/Lincoln Chronicle The Oregon Marine Board voted unanimously Thursday to accept a petition to ban motorized boats on much of the Siletz River and proceed to rulemaking […] The post Oregon Marine Board agrees to study rules to ban boat motors on Siletz River, but will first work with users appeared first on Lincoln Chronicle.